"For many women, the experience of prostitution stems from the historical trauma of colonization."

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Source : "Prostitution in Vancouver: Violence and the Colonization of First Nations Women". Transcultural Psychiatry 42, article co-written with J. Lynne and A. Cotton, 2005.

Melissa Farley

#Historical Quotes #Prostitution Quotes #Colonization Quotes

“As human beings are also animals, to manage one million animals gives me a headache.”
“Left wing, right wing, I am wingless and tired of trying to fly. Here comes the ground.”
“My childhood ambition was to be an Olympic swimmer like my aunt, but that died a quick death when I discovered other sports. I swam very competitively till I was 15, then I swam for fun until I was 18. But athletics remain a very big part of my life.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The wars of kings were over; the wars of peoples had begun.”
“When a writer tries to explain too much, he's out of time before he begins.”
“Generosity is not limited to the giving of material things. We can be generous with our kindness and receptivity. Generosity can mean the simple giving of a smile or extending ourselves to really listen to a friend. Paradoxically, even being willing to receive the generosity of others can be a form of generosity.”

Source : Gil Fronsdal (2008). “The Issue at Hand”, p.34, Insight Meditation Center
“Lesbian humor isn't trying to sell anything, it doesn't have to sell out. Coming out as a lesbian onstage is still a very political act; if it weren't, more women would do it.”

Source : FaceBook post by Kate Clinton from May 09, 2015
“It is the artist who is truthful and it is photography which lies, for in reality time does not stop”

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